Month: February 2019

Dying For Treatment – Women’s Increased Rates of Alcoholism & Other Substance Addictions With women more susceptible to opioid abuse than ever, recent developments are underscoring a dire need for more female-focused addiction treatment options. Drug overdose deaths in women over the age of 30 are on the rise, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overdose deaths among women ages 45 to 64 increased dramatically between 1999 and 2017. Alarming Increases in Opioid Overdoses Among Women The CDC’s findings are significant because they show an alarming increase in overdoses among women across the board, with middle-aged women the most impacted. The overall drug overdose death rate in women from ages 30-64, increased 260 percent between 1999 and 2017, while opioid-involved overdose deaths increased 492 percent. During that period, opioid overdose deaths among women…

Women Need Empathetic, Compassionate Addiction Treatment Addiction affects men and women differently, and their addiction recovery processes are different, too. Women face a unique set of challenges when it comes to the way they experience addiction and how well they respond to rehabilitation. We’ll take a look at what those are, and how women can choose a treatment program that meets their gender-specific needs. Women Have Different Reasons for Becoming Addicted Although they’re slightly less likely to abuse drugs than men, women appear to be more susceptible to addiction. And they cite different reasons for starting their drug use in the first place, such as weight control and self-medicating mental health disorders. They’re more likely to be triggered by certain life events like divorce or child custody battles. And, because women can often incur trauma as a result of domestic abuse and discrimination, they’re more…